Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to maintain a National
Register of Historic Places; directs the Secretary to
approve state historic preservation programs that provide
for a State Historic Preservation Officer [and NCSHPO] with
adequate qualified professional staff, a state historic preservation
review board, and public participation in the state program;
authorizes a matching grants-in-aid program to the states;
directs federal agencies to take into account the effects
of their activities and programs on historic properties; establishes
the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation to advise the President, Congress,
and federal agencies on historic preservation matters; gives
the Advisory Council the authority to issue regulations instructing
federal agencies on how to implement Section
106 of the act; establishes the Certified
Local Government program; establishes a National
Historic Preservation Fund program; and codifies the National
Historic Landmarks progam.

(a) (1) (A) The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to expand and maintain a National Register of Historic
Places composed of districts, sites, buildings, structures,
and objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology,
engineering, and culture. Notwithstanding section 1125(c) of
Title 15 [of the U.S. Code], buildings and structures on or
eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic
Places (either individually or as part of a historic district),
or designated as an individual landmark or as a contributing
building in a historic district by a unit of State or local
government, may retain the name historically associated with
the building or structure.

[National Historic Landmarks, designation]

(B) Properties meeting the criteria for National
Historic Landmarks established pursuant to paragraph (2) shall
be designated as "National Historic Landmarks" and
included on the National Register... [continued...]

[Criteria for National Register and National
Historic Landmarks and regulations]

(2) The Secretary in consultation with
national historic and archaeological associations, shall
establish or revise criteria for properšties to be included
on the National Register and criteria for National Historic
Landmarks, and shall also promulgate or revise regulations
as may be necessary for — ...

... (D) nominating historic properties
for inclusion in the World Heritage List in accordance
with the terms of the Convention concerning the Protection
of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage;...

... (F) notifying the owner of a property, any appropriate
local governments, and the general public, when the
property is being considered for inclusion on the National
Register, for designation as a National Historic Landmark
or for nomination to the World Heritage List....

[Owner participation in nomination
process]

(6) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
requiring that before any property or district may be included
on the National Register or designated as a National Historic
Landmark, the owner or owners of such property, or a majority
of the owners of the properties within the district in the
case of an historic district, shall be given the opportunity
(including a reasonable period of time) to concur in, or object
to, the nomination of the property or district for such inclusion
or designation. If the owner or owners of any privately
owned property, or a majority of the owners of such properties
within the district in the case of an historic district, object
to such inclusion or designation, such property shall not
be included on the National Register or designated as a National
Historic Landmark until such objection is withdrawn. The Secretary
shall review the nomination of the property or district where
any such objection has been made and shall determine whether
or not the property or district is eligible for such inclusion
or designation, and if the Secretary determines that such
property or district is eligible for such inclusion or designation,
he shall inform the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer, the appropriate
chief elected local official and the owner or owners of such
property, of his determination. The regulations under
this paragraph shall include provisions to carry out the purposes
of this paragraph in the case of multiple ownership of a single
property.

[16 U.S.C. 470a(b) — State Historic
Preservation Programs]

(b) (1) The Secretary, in consultation with
the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shall promulgate
or revise regulations for State Historic Preservation Programs.
Such regulations shall provide that a State program submitted
to the Secretary under this section shall be approved by the
Secretary if he determines that the program

[Designation of the State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO)]

(A) provides for the designation and appointment
by the Governor of a "State Historic Preservation Officer"
to administer such program in accordance with paragraph
(3) and for the employment or appointment by such officer
of such professionally qualified staff as may be necessary
for such purposes;... [continued...]

[Contracts or cooperative agreements
with State Historic Preservation Officers]

(6) (A) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D),
the Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
with a State Historic Preservation Officer for any State authorizing
such Officer to assist the Secretary in carrying out one or
more of the following responsibilities within that State —

(i) Identification and preservation of historic
properties.
(ii) Determination of the eligibility of properties for
listing on the National Register.
(iii) Preparation of nominations for inclusion on the National
Register.
(iv) Maintenance of historical and archaeological data bases.
(v) Evaluation of eligibility for Federal preservation incentives

The head of any Federal agency having direct
or indirect jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally
assisted undertaking in any State and the head of any Federal
department or independent agency having authority to license
any undertaking shall, prior to the approval of the expenditure
of any Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the issuance
of any license, as the case may be, take into account the
effect of the undertaking on any district, site, building,
structure, or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion
in the Nationšal Register. The head of any such Federal
agency shall afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
established under Title II of this Act a reasonable opportunity
to comment with regard to such undertaking. [end]

(a) (1) The heads of all Federal agencies shall assume responsibility
for the preservation of historic properties which are owned
or controlled by such agency. Prior to acquiring, constructing,
or leasing buildings for purposes of carrying out agency responsibilities,
each Federal agency shall use, to the maximum extent feasible,
historic properties available to the agency in accordance
with Executive Order No. 13006, issued May 21, 1996 (61 Fed.
Reg. 26071). Each agency shall undertake, consistent
with the preservation of such properties and the mission of
the agency and the professional standards established pursuant
to section 101(g) of this Act, any preservation, as may be
necessary to carry out this section. [continued...]

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
Federal agency after consultation with the Council, shall,
to the extent practicable, establish and implement alternatives
for historic properties, including adaptive use, that are
not needed for current or projected agency purposes, and may
lease an historic property owned by the agency to any person
or organization, or exchange any property owned by the agency
with comparable historic property, if the agency head determines
that the lease or exchange will adequately insure the preservation
of the historic property. [continued...]

Section 112

[16 U.S.C. 470h-4(a) — Each Federal agency is to protect
historic resources through professionalism of employees and
contractors]

(a) Each Federal agency that is responsible for the protection
of historic resources, including archaeological resources
pursuant to this Act or any other law shall ensure each of
the following — [continued...]

(a) In order to help control illegal interstate and
international traffic in antiquities, including archaeological,
curatorial, and architectural objects, and historical documents
of all kinds, the Secretary shall study and report on the
suitability and feasibility of alternatives for controlling
illegal interstate and international traffic in antiquities.

The Congress finds and declares that, given the complexity
of technical problems encountered in preserving historic properties
and the lack of adequate distribution of technical information
to preserve such properties, a national initiative to coordinate
and promote research, distribute information, and provide training
about preservation skills and technologies would be beneficial.
[continued... Reference ational Center for Preservation Technology
and Training.]